Beef cow herd to shrink for years to come.

Cow culling cuts herd The 28.918 million-head U.S. beef cow inventory on Jan. 1 was down 3.6% from Jan. 1, 2022. Replacements must pass tests A heifer for beef cow replacement is a heifer that has been selected to be bred and placed in the beef herd. Producers hope that a replacement heifer will become a fertile cow that produces a calf, annually, for a long time. [Extracted from the article]